2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.3Other infection during labor
ICD-10-CM Codes›O00-O9A›O60-O77›O75
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- MCC — Major Complication or Comorbidity
- Not Chronic
O75.3 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other infection during labor. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 817 through 819, 831 through 833. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a major complication or comorbidity (MCC) and places an inpatient stay in the highest severity level of its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 221 closely related codes. The code is restricted by the Medicare Code Editor to maternity cases (age 9 through 64). Coders also document this condition as generalized infection during labor. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Complications specified during childbirth.
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Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for O75.3.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Generalized infection during labor
- Sepsis during labor
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to O75.3: its own notes plus those printed at O75 and Chapter 15. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Sepsis during labor
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
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Add a second code, after this one, to fully describe the condition.
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name O75.3, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming O75.3: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- Block N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organspregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-)
Excludes2 3
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming O75.3: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- Block N30-N39 Other diseases of the urinary systempregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O86.2-)
- O85 Puerperal sepsissepsis during labor (O75.3)
- O86 Other puerperal infectionsinfection during labor (O75.3)
Code First 2
These codes say to code first a condition named in the note, and O75.3 is one of the conditions named.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Childbirth Problems
Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:
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Questions About O75.3Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other infection during labor?
The ICD-10-CM code for other infection during labor is O75.3 (sometimes written as O753). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is O75.3 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other infection during labor on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does O75.3 group to?
When other infection during labor is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 833, 832, 831, 819, 818, 817, with relative weights from 0.5000 to 1.7586 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is O75.3 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists O75.3 as an MCC (major complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it places the inpatient stay in the highest-weighted DRG of its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 221 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Who can O75.3 be reported for?
The Medicare Code Editor checks other infection during labor against patient demographics: this code is intended for maternity cases (age 9 through 64). Claims outside these limits are flagged as inconsistent.
